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Disasters and debt. Escaping the 'climate-debt doom loop'
Phys.org ·
The Brief
- Clearing rubble across western Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa took around 480,000 trucks.
- The rubble totalled 4.8 million metric tons (5.3 million tons), according to United Nations satellite data.
- The article frames the aftermath as a 'climate-debt doom loop' in which disasters feed into debt.
Why it matters
It shows how the cost of recovering from extreme weather can translate into lasting national debt, which matters for anyone studying climate finance and disaster recovery.
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- #jamaica
- #hurricane-melissa
It took around 480,000 trucks to haul away 4.8 million metric tons (5.3 million tons) of rubble across western Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean in 2025, United Nations satellites showed.